Overview
- The museum says 300–400 Egyptian Antiquities library documents from the late 19th and early 20th centuries were soaked and will be dried and restored, with no irreversible loss reported so far.
- An internal CHSCT email and photographs describe a major inundation of dirty water caused by a valve feeding defective pipes, and staff halted the flow before it reached an electrical box.
- Administrators cite an accidental valve opening in a “totally obsolete” heating and ventilation hydraulic network slated for replacement starting September 2026, and an internal investigation is underway.
- La Tribune de l’Art estimates about 400 items were damaged and says some are irrecoverable, a claim that conflicts with the museum’s assessment.
- Unions CGT, CFDT and Sud have announced a rolling strike from December 15 over deteriorating conditions, gallery closures and the October jewel theft, warning of disruptions without urgent funding and safeguards.